Poly-3-Hydroxybutyrate Functionalization with BioF-Tagged Recombinant Proteins

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polyesters that accumulate in the cytoplasm of certain bacteria. One promising biotechnological application utilizes these biopolymers as supports for protein immobilization. Here, the PHA-binding domain of the Pseudomonas putida KT2440 PhaF phasin (Bio...

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Autores: Bello-Gil, Daniel, Maestro García-Donas, María Beatriz, Fonseca, Jennifer, Dinjaski, Nina, Prieto, Auxiliadora, Sanz, Jesús
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/92515.2
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/92515.2
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:577.112
579.8
PHB,affinitytag,proteinimmobilization,polyhydroxyalkanoates
Phasins
Affinity tag
Protein immobilization
Polyhydroxyalkanoates
Bioquímica (Química)
Microbiología (Biología)
2403 Bioquímica
2414 Microbiología
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Sumario:Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable polyesters that accumulate in the cytoplasm of certain bacteria. One promising biotechnological application utilizes these biopolymers as supports for protein immobilization. Here, the PHA-binding domain of the Pseudomonas putida KT2440 PhaF phasin (BioF polypeptide) was investigated as an affinity tag for the in vitro functionalization of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) particles with recombinant proteins, namely, full-length PhaF and two fusion proteins tagged to BioF (BioF–C-LytA and BioF–β-galactosidase, containing the choline-binding module C-LytA and the β-galactosidase enzyme, respectively). The protein-biopolyester interaction was strong and stable at a wide range of pHs and temperatures, and the bound protein was highly protected from self-degradation, while the binding strength could be modulated by coating with amphiphilic compounds. Finally, BioF–β-galactosidase displayed very stable enzymatic activity after several continuous activity-plus-washing cycles when immobilized in a minibioreactor. Our results demonstrate the potentialities of PHA and the BioF tag for the construction of novel bioactive materials.